Adjustable rigging system for a rowing boat

Abstract

An adjustable rigging system for a boat including a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, the bracket including a top hole and a bottom hole, wherein an axis is defined between a center of the top hole and a center of the bottom hole, a pin extending along the axis including two ends, each end removably connected to the bracket adjacent to one of the top and bottom holes, and wherein the location of at least one of the top and the bottom holes is adjustable to change a pitch of the axis and the pin.

1. An adjustable rigging system for a boat, comprising:
 a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, said bracket comprising a top hole and a bottom hole, wherein an axis is defined between a center of the top hole and a center of the bottom hole; 
 at least one pitch adjuster removably connected to said bracket and including one of the top hole and the bottom hole; 
 a pin extending along said axis including two ends, each end removably connected to said bracket adjacent to one of the top and bottom holes; and 
 wherein a location of at least one of the top and the bottom holes is adjustable to change a pitch of said axis and said pin. 
 
   
   
     2. The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the hole in the pitch adjuster is off-set with respect to a center of the pitch adjuster. 
   
   
     3. An adjustable rigging system for a boat, comprising:
 a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, said bracket comprising a top hole and a bottom hole, wherein an axis is defined between a center of the to hole and a center of the bottom hole; 
 a pin extending along said axis including two ends, each end removably connected to said bracket adjacent to one of the top and bottom holes; 
 wherein a location of at least one of the top and the bottom holes is adjustable to change a pitch of said axis and said pin; 
 wherein said bracket further comprises a top pitch adjuster removably connected to said bracket and including the top hole and a bottom pitch adjuster removably connected to said bracket and including the bottom hole; and 
 wherein at least one of the top and bottom holes is off-center with respect to a center of the respective pitch adjuster. 
 
   
   
     4. An adjustable rigging system for a boat, comprising:
 a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, said bracket comprising a top support member and a bottom support member, each support member including a support hole; 
 one or more pitch adjusters each including a pitch hole, wherein at least a first one of said pitch adjusters is at least partially inserted in one of said support holes; 
 a pin removably connected between the top support member and the bottom support member; 
 wherein a center of said support hole in the top support member and a center of said support hole in the bottom support member define a support axis; and 
 wherein a center of the pitch hole of the first one of said pitch adjusters is along a pitch axis. 
 
   
   
     5. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the pitch axis is adjustable with respect to the support axis according to a selection of said one or more pitch adjusters. 
   
   
     6. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the location of the center of the pitch hole of the first one of said pitch adjusters is adjustable to vary a pitch of the pitch axis with respect to the support axis. 
   
   
     7. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the center of the pitch hole of the first one of said pitch adjusters is offset from the support axis. 
   
   
     8. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the pitch hole in the first one of said pitch adjuster aligns with at least a portion of the one of the support holes. 
   
   
     9. The system according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a second one of said pitch adjusters at least partially inserted in another one of the support holes, wherein a center of the pitch hole of the second one of said pitch adjusters is offset from the support axis. 
 
   
   
     10. The system according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a second one of said pitch adjusters at least partially inserted in another one of the support holes, wherein a center of the pitch hole of the second one of said pitch adjusters is along the support axis. 
 
   
   
     11. The system according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a second one of said pitch adjusters at least partially inserted in another one of the support holes; and 
 wherein the pitch hole in the first one of said pitch adjusters and the pitch hole in the second one of said pitch adjusters define the pitch axis, the pitch axis being different from the support axis. 
 
   
   
     12. The rigger according to  claim 11 , further comprising;
 at least a third one of said pitch adjusters, the third pitch adjuster including a pitch hole for defining another pitch axis; 
 wherein the third pitch adjuster is selectively interchangeable with the first and second pitch adjusters. 
 
   
   
     13. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the support axis is non-parallel with respect to a pitch axis extending longitudinally through a center of the pin. 
   
   
     14. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the center of the pitch hole of the first one of said pitch adjusters and a center of a second one of the supports holes define a pitch axis, the pitch axis being different from the support axis. 
   
   
     15. The system according to  claim 4 , further comprising;
 a bolt extending through the support hole in each of the top and bottom support members and into said pin. 
 
   
   
     16. The system according to  claim 4 , further comprising;
 a cavity around at least one of the top and bottom hole; 
 at least one of said pitch adjusters inserted at least partially within said cavity, wherein said cavity retains said pitch member and prevents said pitch member from passing through the at least one hole. 
 
   
   
     17. The rigging system according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein at least one of said pitch adjusters includes a flange; 
 wherein the flange is larger than the support holes and prevents the entire pitch adjuster from passing through the support hole. 
 
   
   
     18. A rigging system for a boat, comprising:
 a stay mechanism for spacing at least one pin at a pre-determined distance from the boat, said stay mechanism including one or more outboard end portions; 
 a first bracket comprising top and bottom rigid support members spaced apart from each other by a first distance, each of said top and bottom rigid support members of said first bracket including a first hole, said first holes in said first bracket defining a first axis; 
 a second bracket, comprising top and bottom rigid support members spaced apart from each other by a second distance, each of said top and bottom rigid support members of said second bracket including a second hole, said second holes in said second bracket defining a second axis; 
 wherein said first and second holes are located in said first and second brackets, respectively, such that said first axis is at a different angle than said second axis; 
 wherein a selected one of the first and second brackets is releasably secured to at least one of the outboard end portions; and 
 wherein a pin is secured to the selected one of the first and second brackets along the first or second axis of the selected one of the first and second brackets. 
 
   
   
     19. The system according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one of the top and bottom rigid members of the selected one of the first and second bracket includes a pitch adjuster, wherein the pitch adjuster includes the first or second hole. 
   
   
     20. The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the center of the pitch hole of said first one of said pitch adjusters is offset with respect to a center of said first one of said pitch adjusters.